Interchangeable bracelet and brooch



April 1930 R. J. VANCE. SR 1,756,041

INTERCHANGEABLE BRACELET AND BROOCH Filed Jan. 9, 1929 illlll HEB] qINVENTOR fPOBf/PT J. Vfi/VCE 6n Q BY 2 W ATTORNEY Y 25 rigidly (reta-Patented Apr. 29, 1930 PATENT OFFICE UNITED TA JTiES ROZBERTJ. VANCE,SLR, BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY INTERCI-IANGEABLE BRACELET AND BROOCHApplication filed J'anuaryB, 1929. Serial No. 331,231.

' Jewelry. bracelets as commonly used. have ornaments that are formedintegral with or are immovably attached to the remainder of thebracelet. Although such bracelets are at-. tractive, they are lacking invariety which is What'the present invention endeavors to over come byproviding interchangeable ornaments which may also .be Worn separately.and

nd nde y O hem i odyo e r c let. e p 7 One object ofthis invention is toprovide a ra le jbl he a ov ara te whi h h an ornament that maybe.quicklyand easily attached to t or removed from. the main ,body

An th abjec I t e. nvent on li n th provision of abra'c'elet of theabove character which ha automatica lyeper ble m an o lin n t e emereb e.i name t P nhe'me ibQ-d :Qf. h brace et.

1 Stillanother ob ect of'this invention is to Pr vid a ra's eletQfheabpv c ar cte h is ofstrong sturdy construction and which i ttract vv-aii' l lea ee i appea fOtherobjects invention, not at this ime-m r.jpe' t ele y enume at W b clea fly un er o r-13mm the ,:followingfideaile t les ipfi b easeme- The. inventionfisiclearly .illustrated inthe mer-w r Wie-es in hi Fig. l -is a =W;l;tll pants broken Wey ei; threve jew lry 'Eb QQQlEt havin a. remergable ornament ;or breach v2.-ii-s' a; side. View; :drawnto, a. reduced [Scaleaof the bracelet,illustrated in Fig. 1;

Rig; =3zis a side view with parts brokenaway of the structure shown in iFig; 1

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at) Ti'gIGJs'a view-drawnto a reduced scale looking up at the structureof Fig. l from below.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the hereinabovedescribed Referring now to the said drawings the reference character 1designates the novel bracelet of this invention as a whole. Bracelet 1comprises a mounting or setting plate 2 carrying a removable ornament orbrooch 3. A pair of end links 4 and 5 are hingedly connected to the endsof the setting plate 2. End

links 4 and .5 in turn are hingedly connected to the .outer ends ofoppositely arranged wraps 6 and 7 of the bracelet. raps 6 and 7 comprisea plurality of flexibly connected, ornamental and extensible links ofany de-' sired known type. Wraps 6 and 7 of the wrist band areordinarily connected together at their inner ends by a suitable clasp,not shown.

The setting plate 2 comprises a curved body portion having a concaveinner surface. This'bod-y portion is formedwith pairs of fiangesB and 9which extend outwardly at opposite edges of the body portion. The outermarginal edges of the pairs of flanges 8 and 9 lie in a single planewhich is tangent with the central outer sin-fade of the body portion.Theseflanges are adapted to abut the lower peripheral edge oftheremovable ornament 3. The setting plate 2 is provided with spacedslots or apertures 11 through which the attaching .pin 12 of theornament or lbrooch 3 is adapted to extend when this 35 brooch ismounted upon the setting plate 2.

The pin 12 of brooch 3 is pivotally attached in the usual manner. to adepending lug 13 formed on one end of this brooch. The free end of pin12 is adapted to engage a suitable catch 14 provided upon the other endof the .brooch3. To mount the brooch 3 upon the setting plate 2, it ismerely necessary to insert the free end of the pin 12 through theapertures 11 and to then secure the brooch by engaging the free end ofthe pin 12 with catch 14, as especially illustrated in .F igs, 2 and 3.

Tl ie end links .4 and 5 are similar and are adapted not only to serveas 'suitablerconnecting means between the setting plate 2 and the wraps6 and 7 of the bracelet, but also serve to rigidly position the broochor ornament 3 upon the setting plate. To accomplish this last function,these end links are provided with tongue members 15 which are suitablysecured at their inner end pore tions tothelinks 4 and 5 and have theirouter end portions bifurcated at 16. With .the brooch?) mounted uponthe. setting plate '2,

should the endlinks4 and 5 be swung from' their dotted line positions,illustrated in Fig.

3 to the full line positions, which would be caused by placing thebracelet upon the wrist of the wearer, a bifurcatedend portion 16 of oneof the tongue members will engage the catch 14 and the bifurcated endportion of the other tongue member will engage the lug13. The prongs ofthese bifurcated end portions extend snugly along opposite sides of thecatch 14 andlug 13 and serve to retain the brooch 3 in fixed positionwith respect to the setting plate 2, thereby eliminating any 7 loosenessof the brooch with respect to its setting plate. 7 V i 7 V The tonguemembers are preferably substantially completely enclosed by the endlinks 4 and 5,' These end links each may be made from one piece of metalbent into substantiallylbox shape with hinges formed at both endsforattachment to the setting plate andone of the chain wraps 6 or 7' asillustrated in the drawings. With the bifurcatedfend portionsldinengagement with g the lug 13 and catch 14, the sides of the end links 4and 5 overlap the flanges 8 and: 9 somewhat and the upper surfaces ofthese links fit neatly under the'brooch 3 so that these end linksappearto be an integral part of the-brooch thereby presenting a neat andV attractive appearance/ Also, since the setting plate 2 conforms to thebrooch 3 and as the flanges 8 and 9 abut the lower periph eral edge ofthis brooch, the setting plate likewise appears to be an integral partof the brooch so that the brooch, settingiplate and'end links all appearas an integral member which adds greatly to the beauty of the bracelet.i i

It will be apparent that any number of different brooches ofvariousdesigns may be attachedtothe settingplate, thereby varying theappearance of; the bracelet as desired. This enables retailers to applyremovable ornaments or brooches according to the desires of customers,or customers may purchase a plurality of brooches securevarietybychanging the broochlattached to the setting plate from time to time.Also, the brooch may be worn separately in the manner of a common broochas desired by merely removing the same from the setting plate." u. 7

As many changes could be made in the above, construction and manyvapparently widely vdiiferent embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in theiaccompanying drawingsshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. i i 1What isclaimed is u 1. In a jewelry bracelet, a mounting, an ornamenthaving means for removably attaching the same to said mounting, andmeans hingedly connected to" said mounting for fixedly positioning saidornament upon said mounting. l 3' 2. In a jewelrybracelet, a mounting,an ornament having means for removably a ttaching the same to saidmounting, and links having portions thereof adapted to move intocooperating engagement with said ornament for reta'iningthesame in adefinit'efp osition upon said mounting. r a 7 3. In a jewelry bracelet,an aper't-ured setting plate, a removable ornament having an attachingpin adapted to be inserted throughthe aperturesinsaidisetting platetoeffect the attaehmentofsaid ornament to said setting plate, and endlinkshingedly connected tosaidsetting plate; and having means for embracingsaidornamentin supporting relation.;

:4. 'In a jewelry braceleuanaperturedseu ting plate, a removableornament having an attachingpin adapted to be inserted throughthe/apertures in said setting plate to effect. the attachment of saidornament to "said sets ting plate, and end linkshingedly connected tosaid setting plateand having .to gue'members provided withbifurcated:Tendv portions adapted to embrace saidornamentin supportingrelation; '1 7 5, A jewelry bracelet comprising, a setting 1plate'having a' eurved body portion with outwardly extending flanges atits side edges, sa1d body portion having a pair of spaced apertures, aremovable ornament mounted upon said setting plate in abutting relationYwith said flanges, said ornament having a retaining pin extendingthroughsaid aperupon said setting plate in abutting relation with saidflanges, said ornament'having airetaining p n extending through saidaper tures, to therebyattach theornament to said setting plate, and endlinks hingedly connected to the ends of said setting plate and havingmeans for embracing'theend portions 'tures, to thereby attach theornament to, said of said ornament, to thereby retain the same in fixedposition upon said setting plate, and interconnected flexible linkshingedly con nected to said end links.

7. A jewelry bracelet comprising, asetting plate having a curved bodyportion with outwardly extending flanges at its side edges, said bodyportion having a pair of spaced apertures, a removable ornament mountedupon said setting plate in abutting relation with said flanges, saidornament having a depending lug and a catch extending downwardly betweenthe flanges of said setting plate, a retaining pin pivoted at one endupon said lug and extending through the apertures in said setting plate,said pin'having its free end engaging said catch for effecting theretention of said ornament upon said setting plate. 7

8. A jewelry bracelet comprising, a setting plate having a curved bodyportion with outwardly extending flanges at its side edges, said bodyportion having a pair of spaced apertures, a removable ornament mountedupon said setting plate in abutting relation with said flanges, saidornament having :1 depending lug and a catch extending downwardlybetween the flanges of said setting plate, a retaining pin pivoted atone end upon said lug and extending through the apertures in saidsetting plate, said pin having its free end engaging said catch foreffecting the retention of said ornament upon said setting plate, endlinks hingedly connected to the ends of said setting plate, and tonguemembers secured to said end links and having bifurcated ends forengaging said catch and said lug to thereby retain said ornament in Ifixed position upon said setting plate.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 20th day of December, 1928.

ROBERT VANCE, SR.

